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Alex Sobel vs Richard Foord

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley
vs
Photograph of Richard Foord
Richard Foord
LD Honiton and Sidmouth

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Richard Foord voted the same way 58% of the time, based on 455 shared comparable votes.

262 same votes 193 different votes 455 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 51 No
Migration 99% aligned 67 shared votes
15 Aye 52 No
13 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 6 No
Energy 60% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
22 Aye 5 No
Education 11% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
37 Aye 27 No
Tax 27% aligned 64 shared votes
38 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 28% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 389 of 649
Participation
61.0 %
12 % below average
Rank 566 of 649
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
654
1,072 eligible divisions
822
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
350
53.5 % of votes cast
687
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
304
46.5 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.6 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

105
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649
Appearances
231
+153.0 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
131
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 649
Contributions
255
+116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£772,982
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45 % above average
Latest expenses
£302,531
34 % above average
11
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
24 of 29 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
33 of 43 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Migration
74 of 97 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
32 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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